#britt wray

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I wanted to understand this perversity better, so I called up climate-aware psychoanalyst Dennis Haseley. He helped me see that, once you know what to look for, the perversion is everywhere. Say you’re watching a football game on TV and then a commercial comes on. What’s on the screen? Quite often, a lot of big, gas-guzzling trucks. These commercials become a way of warding off the force of the climate crisis, denying the reality that it’s harmful to invest in a future filled with combustion engine vehicles. “People are saying, ‘Yeah, we can buy trucks, I love trucks, I want the one with 460 horsepower!’ and I’m sitting there thinking, you know, what the fuck are you doing? Don’t you see what’s happening?” Haseley said. The truck is the desirable object that helps us pretend.

Britt Wray, Generation Dread

[llovelymoonn]

how/where do you find the poetry/quotes/lyrics in your webweaving? any tips for expanding your reading horizons and finding more writing you may be interested in?

my biggest tip would be make use of your local library. pick up books with interesting covers/titles, pick up anything that catches your eye. i like walking around and choosing whatever is interesting. i also love bookstagram accounts and a big chunk of my tbr list is made up of books i found on there. i also follow a lot of accounts here on tumblr that post a lot of quotes which exposes me to a lot of different authors and genres <3 in 2022 i discovered african, eastern european and caribbean authors, i would recommend reading authors from other countries. one of my goals is to read a book set in every country of the world.

favourite bookstagram accs:

@\verynicebooks

@\versobooks

@\interestedinblackbooks

@\voidedlux

some books on my tbr:

stories from the tenants downstairs sidik fofana

agõtĩme: her legend judith i. gleason

african psycho alain mabanckou

the attic child lola jaye

in the eye of the sun ahdaf soueif

generation dread: finding purpose in an age of climate crisis britt wray

some of my favourite books i read in 2022:

a game of thrones george rr martin

severence ling ma

talking animals joni murphy

ghost forest pik-shuen fung

here again now okechukwu nzelu

a constant hum alice bishop

whereabouts jhumpa lahiri

dust yvonne adhiambo owuor

where you come from saša stanišić

catch the rabbit lana bastašić

girl at war sara

how the one-armed sister sweeps her house cherie jones (one of my absolute favourites)

a tall history of sugar curdella forbes

the bread the devil knead (loved this one too) lisa allen-agostini

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steve willis, from the gen dread newsletter by britt wray

[together-we-fly]

Welcome~ 💚

So, I'm starting this blog as someone who has climate anxiety, eco anxiety/grief, climate change distress etc. My goal with this blog is to reach out to others and allow this to be a safe place to talk about it, learn together how we cope and sit with these feelings, and then turn those feelings of grief, anxiety, despair etc. into taking steps in your own life to do something about it!

I want to mention that I am not a psychologist, scientist or other professional. Just a layperson who is learning along the way, and as I said, I hope we can learn together! But I hope that some of my knowledge and advice may be useful to some or simply just being able to communicate about it with others. And I hope that I may just inspire some of you to join in on this absolutely vital fight laid before us. Remember that these feelings are completely valid and realistic. Please feel free to drop in to talk or even just to say hello, I want this to be a blog where you feel safe to be vulnerable. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

As we go along I will add links to books, podcasts, videos etc that may inspire you, and also charities and organizations you can donate to and/or join that I will link below 👇

Books 🌿

Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis by Britt Wray

A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray

Podcasts 🌿

(These first three are newer and I think are absolutely wonderful, definitely recommend!)

Living On A Changing Planet

Fear and Wonder

A Wild and Beautiful World

Climavores (focused on the food side of things)

A Matter Of Degrees

Volts (deals a little more with tech but also has some very good episodes dealing with policy, and overall just interesting to listen to in general)

Climate Change and Happiness

Charities/Organizations 🌿

350 or Third Act (for people 60+)

Sunrise Movement

Extinction Rebellion

Fridays For Future

Citizens Climate Lobby

Climate Emergency Fund (They give grants and support to nonviolent disruptive activists)

Earth Justice

[eepuniverse]

Empowering Fearlessly Real Women

Whether you are inquisitive and clever like Tig Torres, a creative powerhouse ready for the stage like Nicki Fix, or fiercely brave like Harper Hart, we pride ourselves on creating dynamic characters on the page, audio waves and in comics that are as fearlessly real as you are. From the way you celebrate your friends, family, heritage and sense of self you deserve to see characters that are just as vibrant as you are. 

Check out our inspiring roster of stories which embody strong female characters  – and the behind the scenes creatives who bring them to life. 

Lethal Lit

First up is Tig Torres: strong, independent, and brave true crime podcaster with a knack for solving real-world murders. Whether in New York or in her hometown of Hollow Falls, she brings her intelligence, curiosity and resourcefulness to her dogged search for the truth. This Women’s History Month we can take a page from Tig’s book to instigate real change right where we live.

Tig is brought to life by the voice acting skills of Rebecca Soler in the smash hit scripted podcast. As we get ready to devour the new tie-in novel Lethal Lit: Photobomb by Micol Ostow next month,  help Tig solve the mystery of the Murder of Crows in the first novel by Kayla Ancrum, on-sale now for a limited time for just $1.99!

Discover Lethal Lit everywhere you podcast and wherever eBooks are sold.

Nicki Fix’s Time Mix

Nicki Fix’s name deserves to be up in lights. Her dreams of leaving her small town behind for rock superstardom are pretty huge, but she and her friend Bobbie can’t get any attention online, and even less attention than that at the local roller rink where they play to their one fan, Liam, and an otherwise empty room. It’s not much of a start, but at least it’s theirs – that is, until one fateful night when they learn it’s getting torn down. If only they could go back in time and set things right . . . all of it.

With a story by Head Writer Cecil Castellucci, writer and lyricist Natalia Yanchak and Judy Alice Lee as the voice of Nicki, Nicki Fix’s Time Mix proves that creativity and the power of friendship is cool in every timeline. 

Go back in time and relive season 1 of the scripted podcast or sing along to the music video! 

The Curie Society

In 1903 Marie Curie broke the glass ceiling for other brilliant scientifically minded women. EEP created The Curie Society in that same mindset. When Maya, Taj, and Simone are faced against a mysterious rogue network intent on misusing future technology, they must use their complementary skills and specialized scientific knowledge to protect The Curie Society and save the world. Whether it’s Simone with her energy and quick thinking, Maya with her razor sharp intellect and strong drive, or Taj with her creative and rebellious innovative solutions, we can all emulate these strong women in our everyday lives. 

The society’s adventures in the ongoing graphic novel series from MIT Press are drawn by the one and only Sonia Liao and colored by Johanna Taylor. And they have much more art just waiting for you to discover! All of the science in the series was informed by the real-life studies of working female scientists, including Britt Wray, Dr. Ritu Raman, and many more!

Add The Curie Society to your bookshelf.

Daughters of DC

When a global conspiracy threatens to expose DC’s most influential families, best friends Peyton, Natalie, and Celia must use their best judgment to uncover the mysterious figure that is responsible. As they dive further into the conspiracy they begin a long grueling journey to becoming their best selves. Natalie uses her rebelliously bold, impulsive, and outspoken personality to make her voice heard. Peyton questions the traditional expectations surrounding the role of women in her family as she learns that she’s got a mind of her own. And Celia strives to stand on her own two feet and questions if she can truly make it on her own. No matter what challenges we face in our lives it’s important to use our strengths as women to grow, rise through adversity, and become the best versions of ourselves. 

Daughters of DC comes from head writer Sasha Stewart and our tech-savvy main character Jaymes is voiced by the talented Kimberly Woods.

 Get the inside scoop on Dupont Prep with Daughters of DC.

Free Hexel

A high school band finds their new lead singer when they free a magical, musically-powered girl from an interdimensional portal. Now, in a world ruled by the Volume Prime Corporation, they must fight their way to the top of the Volume Prime battle-of-the-bands league to bring their message of freedom and individuality to the world. How will you send your message of freedom and individuality this Women’s History month? 

Caroline Leigh Layne is a great example as she uses her unique art style in Free Hexel webcomic to illuminate her individuality.

Take the stage with Free Hexel!

See You in Your Nightmares

Harper Hart has been plagued by unrelenting insomnia ever since her twin sister, Callie, was mysteriously found dead. She turns to Dr. Faith Carter at the Lutwidge Wellness Center and her team for an experimental treatment program using Blossom, a cutting-edge AI, but things quickly spiral out of control. There’s something evil stalking the Lutwidge’s residents in their dreams, and Harper will have to overcome her deepest fears to make it out alive. Harper exhibits strength and resilience as she works to overcome her fears. This women’s History month, we must ask ourselves, how can we show strength and resilience in the presence of fear? 

Did See you in Your Nightmares scripted podcast give you chills? That was made possible by head writer Ren Dara Santiago and director Jordana Williams.

Escape the nightmares with Harper!

The House of Slay

 Five prominent members of the New York fashion world—Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Laura Kim, Tina Leung, and Ezra William—are granted incredible powers by a mysterious Phoenix deity. Together, these friends and heroes use their newfound powers to promote love and hope for humankind. In truly heroic fashion, the members of the House of Slay take on racism, hatred, bullying, and fear of the “other”. House of Slay is a place for everyone—an inclusive space representing not only the AAPI heritage of its founders but underrepresented voices from all walks of life. Reading House of Slay's adventures inspires us to speak up for women’s issues and other underrepresented voices.

Artist Soo Lee and colorist Kimi Lee showcase their artistic skills to bring color and life to the thrilling, inspiring webcomic. 

Be your own superhero with House of Slay.

Stories and the characters in them hold power. When we see ourselves represented, we can tap into the power that lies within. EEP is one of many candles in a sea of darkness illuminating the way to equality, not just for women, but for other marginalized, misrepresented, or underrated groups of people. Beyond Women’s History Month, we will continue to create characters to inspire and motivate because everyone deserves to see the power within themselves through representation.

[walrusmagazine]

Therapy for the End of the World

Anxiety over the climate crisis is spreading like wildfire. Psychologists are just starting to figure out how to help

“What you don’t want is for people to first and foremost think their eco-anxiety is in itself a problem,” Hickman says. It is a natural response to a real and unfolding threat, so the only label it deserves is “reasonable.” After all, what’s more daunting than realizing we’re all stuck on a cooking rock and have wasted the bulwark of precious time we had to cool it off before everything changes irreversibly? She typically tells her eco-anxious clients that their feelings are “a sign that you’re waking up; there’s nothing wrong with you. Welcome to a community that can share and mirror your concerns.”

Read more at thewalrus.ca.

Illustration by Elijah White (elijahjww.com).

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"Over the last year and a half, I've been conducting workshops and interviews with hundreds of people about parenting in the climate crisis. And I can tell you that people who are worried about having kids because of climate change are not motivated by an ascetic pride. They're nerve-racked."

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[Caroline] Hickman says we need to not only grow up in the climate crisis by cultivating our imaginative, creative, determined, and hopeful capacities, we also need to grow down by building our tolerance for guilt, shame, anxiety, and depression. (via How to Embrace Despair in the Age of Climate Change | Wired)

See also the shorter article, Why activism isn’t *really* the cure for eco-anxiety and eco-grief

[madeleinejubileesaito]

from the beginning | "arm in arm" from this essay by Britt Wray

[solarpunkmagazine]

https://www.goodwork.ca/a/generation-dread-by-britt-wray-64390

Published in 2022.

About:

“In Generation Dread, Britt Wray seamlessly merges scientific knowledge with emotional insight to show how these intense feelings are a healthy response to the troubled state of the world. The first crucial step toward becoming an engaged steward of the planet is connecting with our climate emotions, seeing them as a sign of humanity, and learning how to live with them. We have to face and value eco-anxiety, Wray argues, before we can conquer the deeply ingrained, widespread reactions of denial and disavowal that have led humanity to this alarming period of ecological decline.”

[voguegreen]

"Mental health needs to be an integral part of any climate change survival strategy, requiring funding, and ethics of equity and care, and widespread awareness. Because even if you're the most emotionally avoidant person on the planet, there's no rug in the world that's big enough to sweep this up under. "

- Britt Wray, on Ted Circles, 2019

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✨ 2019 in review!! ✨

rules: answer the questions about 2019 and tag some people!

tagged by @singularittys, thanks shelbs!! ♥️

top 5 films watched in 2019

1. how to train your dragon: the hidden world

2. detective pikachu

3. little women (2019)

4. free solo

5. frozen II

top 5 tv shows

1. kimetsu no yaiba (demon slayer)

2. the mandalorian

3. the dragon prince (i know i’ve been following it since it started but it’s just so good)

3. the flash

4. i’ve still only watched one ep of cowboy bebop but i love it so far

top 5 songs

1. the song with five names by will wood and the tapeworms

2. the outsider by marina

3. runnin’ down a dream by tom petty

4. when the chips are down by anais mitchell, jewelle blackman, yvette gonzalez-nacer, kay trinidad, and eva noblezada (from the hadestown original broadway cast recording)

5. teir abhaile riu by celtic woman

top 5 books

1. the thief by megan whalen turner

2. rise of the necrofauna by britt wray

3. the porpoise watcher by kenneth s. norris

4. god i’m not even done with the introduction yet but @naberiie gave me an extra copy they had of emily wilson’s translation of the odyssey and the intro is just so packed with detailed information and analysis about the text that i’d count it among my top 5 books anyways!! (em i promise i’ll read a lot more of it in 2020)

5. star wars: pirate’s price by lou anders

5 good things that happened to you in 2019

1. finally got help for my depression so my mental health has improved a lot since earlier in the year! my grades haven’t quite caught up yet, which is frustrating, but it’s a start

2. started volunteering at the los angeles natural history museum, which i hope to continue doing for as long as possible!

3. spent 4 weeks over the summer taking an aquatic microbiology class at the USC wrigley institute on catalina island, and challenged myself to be more outgoing and actually hang out with my classmates while i was there

4. turned 21 and got drunk for the first time at galaxy’s edge at disneyland which was frankly extremely iconic of me

5. bought a nintendo switch and played a lot of great games! (including but not limited to fire emblem: three houses, breath of the wild, and abzu)

tagging: @naberiie, @lesbiandarthmaul, @janaimaya, @rosesmallow, @riseofskvalker, @antonyelchins

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At least a year ago you made a post talking about inspiration behind a lot of your In The Garden/ Minuet OC’s. I have been scouring your tumblr trying to find it but I just can’t! Could you possibly link it again? Thank you for writing the most beautiful things that have haunted me for years in the best way.

hi! and thank you for being interested and invested in the story and characters... this is a post from a few years ago where someone asked me for a fan cast of everybody from in the garden... but this is more a vague idea of what they all look like, not really the inspiration behind them! which i will go into under the cut below.

this is also a recent little piece i wrote with them that hasn’t been getting a lot of love if you would like to check it out! 

jack and ras sort of arrived when i was listening to the libertines a lot and digging into all the Lore. they are also inspired a little by brad and lockett from deerhunter. their first meeting is basically the bradford and lockett brideshead revisited AU. they are not quite one-to-one to either real duo, they really became characters on their own in a way that is still moving and surprising to me. all we know about ras from canon is that he can maybe be mistaken for sirius, so that is another kind of lens on his character. 

imani and flora are inspired by carrie and corin from sleater-kinney if they never broke up. imani is named after a woman i took an american literature class with in junior year of college who was one of the coolest and most intelligent people i’ve ever known. 

the characters from minuet are a little more all-over-the-place. as i’ve said before wray is most concretely based on a real person, my old friend cameron... (who is still with us though i didn’t know that for sure when i first came up with wray). wray is also every great seattle musician who died young. of all of the characters he is closest to kurt cobain. 

graeme is really some unholy melange of graham coxon (blur), britt walford (slint), and mike mills (R.E.M.), who funnily enough all kind of look similar. he has a effusive personality that belies the secret kind of gloom to his spirit. his life trajectory comes from britt who went to the u.k. to record pod with the breeders before he was 20 years old. his name and his drinking problem and plenty of other things come from graham... the way he thinks about music comes from mike... that he is a musical genius but kind of flippant and self-sabotaging about his talent comes from all three in its own way

this picture of kristin pfaff (also the inspiration for lockett’s last name) made me think of alex when i was first imagining her. elisa ambrogio from magik markers is also part of alex. because she is an indigenous woman noise musician and songwriter who has a kind of motivating anger and a lot of secret pent-up feelings she also has some of tanya tagaq and buffy sainte marie. 

mercedes and marsden are not really based on anyone in particular. marsden is named after the painter marsden hartley (i’ve always liked that name). it’s important to me to have a trans character in a story about punk music because trans people make some of the best punk music. 

lockett is named after lockett from deerhunter obviously, though i forget why... i think the first thing i knew about him was that he was a loyal friend but kind of a pushover who will put up with a lot in exchange for being seen. there is also some of rowland s. howard in him. he’s from idaho because of the most beautiful driving day of my life, in early march 2014 going from pullman to boise. the existence of lockett as a character has made the story what it is... i had to redo a lot of my early ideas to get him in as he was supposed to be. it is really his character that keeps moving the story for me. sometimes he is most difficult because he is the most like me. writing him requires painful levels of self analysis, lol. i love the idea of a character who is in with the Bad Guy but ends up on our team. he is really a distillation of the inland northwest into a person. 

i hope this is helpful and i’m not really leaving anybody out! i do hope i can finish the next piece by the end of this year! 

[thecoffeeisblack]

Book store finds in Rockland, Maine today! First edition of Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Light and Shade and Rise of the Necrofauna by Britt Wray. #bookstagram #books #bookstore #usedbooks (at Wiscasset, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kVxuhlO1i/?igshid=f3k4wh3tmt0f

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How climate change affects social wellbeing of people?

In her Ted talk, science writer Britt Wray narrated how climate change can affect the psychological and social wellbeing of people. About the implications of climate change the scientists warn could create in people a fear, fatalism and hopelessness. Wray says that people should evolve policies understanding the mental effect of the climate change.

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The new releases just keep coming! What’s on your TBR?

May 15

Vancouverism - Larry Beasley

May 21

Being John Lennon - Ray Connolly

Birthday - Meredith Russo

Cannae - Adrian Goldsworthy

Cari Mora - Thomas Harris

Facts and Fears - James R Clapper

The Female Persuasion - Meg Wolitzer

Florida - Lauren Groff

Foundryside - Robert Jackson Bennett

Girl Gone Viral - Arvin Ahmadi

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me - Mariko Tamaki

Origin Story - David Christian

Pops - Michael Chabon

The Prairie Table - Karlynn Johnston

Rise of the Necrofauna - Britt Wray

Starlight - Richard Wagamese

The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik - David Arnold

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy - Yanis Varoufakis

May 24

Modern Japanese Short Stories - Ivan Morris

May 28

Anthony Bourdain Remembered  - Cnn 

The Gameshouse - Claire North

Lands of Lost Borders - Kate Harris

Lent - Jo Walton

Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci

Rome - Matthew Kneale

The Rosie Result - Graeme Simsion

The Sentence is Death - Anthony Horowitz

Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered - Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Tear It Down - Nick Petrie 

Vanilla - Billy Merrell

May 30

The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun - J R R Tolkien